Re: Health Insurance

Quotechard
I'm wondering what the situation is now on getting individual health insurance in USVI?
Charlene

No change. Still not available nor likely to be in the near future. But if you're healthy and not a risk taker, you probably don't need insurance. My family went the first 10 years here without. Big savings.

Re: Health Insurance

Quotezimmerman
I would check out Cigna Global - they offer a global insurance plan for expats.

When I checked with them a few months ago, they said they are not presently writing new health insurance policies for Virgin Islands residents. I doubt that has changed. They are still renewing policies that were in force previously.

Re: Health Insurance

Quotezimmerman
I would check out Cigna Global - they offer a global insurance plan for expats.

When I checked with them a few months ago, they said they are not presently writing new health insurance policies for Virgin Islands residents. I doubt that has changed. They are still renewing policies that were in force previously.

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Yes but our Honorable Lt. Governor Osbert Potter, has been traveling far and wide, trying to help by getting insurance companies to write policies in the VI! LOL yep still waiting for an update on the Bahamas trip!

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I am in the process of filing suit against my insurance company for fraud. How dare they charge me for health insurance when we have had Universal Healthcare for a long time in the VI. Mapp obviously thinks the populace are low info types if he thinks he can say that ish and get away with it.

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We contemplated health insurance through Tilloglobe years ago, while paying outrageous amounts, plus "20% because the V.I. hospitals and providers charge too much" to Cigna, then United Healthcare (or vice versa). Then the local insurance maven$$ made certain Tilloglobe couldn't sell in the territory.

Friends had knee replacements and one dealt with severe case of bacterial infection (MRSA) that required surgery. And they both had Tilloglobe and were pleased with it.

You SHOULD be able to get an ex-pat policy that covers you. You ARE an ex-pat according to my understanding.

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Nope. "Ex Pat" policies vary from one country of origin to another. Tilloglobe would sell to "expats," but could (or would) not insure local Virgin Islanders. The companies they used varied, but I recall a couple were Lloyds of London. They didn't care if you were a Statesider, you were an "ex pat" for insurance purposes, and you'd be covered all over the world - even in the U.S. PROVIDED your address and residence was somewhere outside the 50 states.

Re: Health Insurance

Quotechard
I just looked on Tilliglobe's website. All their companies have 2 notes at the bottom of their info blocks. "Not Available in US Protected Territories", and "Non USA addresses required"

That's because the local Insurance Agencies in the V.I. went after Tilloglobe through the V.I. Government and managed to get "rid" of them several years ago, thereby assuring themselves the now non-existent health insurance business. Money talks, Tilloglobe told them to stuff it.

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